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🌍Happy World Pharmacists Day to the ~66,000 pharmacists across the UK!

📌Meet the Board: Dr Kristina Medlinskiene Principal Pharmacist, Associate Prof at the University of Bradford & leads the Foundation Training Consortium. Recognised as one of the Women to Watch 2022 for her contributions to research and race equality in the workplace.

🚀 Incubator Progress Update Over the past year we’ve listened, learned and co-designed with 871 voices from across pharmacy. Together we’re making research part of everyday practice. Watch our journey so far in this video and follow us to stay updated.

📌Meet the Board: Professor Paul Rutter 💬 "Developing research capacity within the profession is vital so that we can build a strong evidence base to demonstrate the impact pharmacists have on patient care. "

PREP and Beyond: Shaping the Future of Pharmacy Research Dr Hiyam Al-Jabr shares insights from the Pharmacy Research Engagement Programme, exploring how to better support pharmacy teams in research. 👉 Read more: [ pharmacyresearchprofessionals.org.uk/prep-and-bey... ]

📌Meet the Board: Charlotte Jones She is the Project Manager for the Incubator , a practising community pharmacist, and a PhD researcher in Behavioural Science. 💬“ Research is for everyone, at every stage, and it underpins the continuous development of our services and practice.”

Meet Professor Simon White Academic pharmacist, research leader, and mentor at Keele University. Simon champions building pharmacy research capacity to improve medicines use and patient care. “ The Incubator has an important role in helping to increase pharmacy research capacity”

🚨 Our August 2025 Newsletter is live! As summer winds down, we're bringing you the latest updates from across the Pharmacy Research Professionals community. 📥 Download the newsletter: pharmacyresearchprofessionals.org.uk/august-2025-...

August 2025 Newsletter : Opportunities, Webinars & Research Highlights

We’re pleased to share our August 2025 newsletter, bringing you a round-up of the latest developments, opportunities, and events across the pharmacy research community. In this issue, you’ll find a ra...

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Meet Dr Rosemary Lim Rosemary is passionate about making healthcare safer, focusing on complex challenges in medication use and designing solutions that improve patient care. “ Research is the bedrock to advance healthcare in a rapidly changing and complex healthcare system.”

📌Meet the Board: @sionscott.bsky.social Sion is a hospital pharmacist and behavioural scientist who combines clinical work with research, using behavioural science to improve how medicines are used. 💬 "Advancements in patient care come about through research!"

📌Meet the Board: Professor David Alldred Professor of Medicines Use and Safety at the University of Leeds, leading research focusing on the quality and safety of medicines use across primary and secondary care, particularly for potentially vulnerable and underserved people.

📢 Our July 2025 Newsletter is out Funding alerts, PhD fellowships, events, and inspiring pharmacy research journeys 📥 Download now: pharmacyresearchprofessionals.org.uk/july-2025-ne... 📩 Want to receive future updates straight to your inbox? Email us at: pharmacyincubator@leicester.ac.uk

July 2025 Newsletter – PhD Fellowships, Research Internships & More

Welcome to our July 2025 newsletter! This issue is packed with exciting opportunities for pharmacy professionals, including: Funded PhD fellowships and internships across the UK (4wardNorth, GW4-C...

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📌Meet the Board: @drkindaibrahim.bsky.social She currently serves as Deputy Lead for Career Development and Capacity Building within the NIHR ARC Wessex, where she helps shape strategic initiatives to nurture the next generation of researchers and practitioners.

📌Meet the Board: Martin Williams He is a research leader with 25+ years’ experience directing national support services for health and social care research. He has led teams that have supported over 4,000 research groups and helped secure more than £500 million in funding.

Pharmacy Research Resource Map is live and growing! Are you part of a network or group that supports pharmacy research? We want to add you so others can find you more easily. pharmacyresearchprofessionals.org.uk/resource-map/ To be added, message us here or email: pharmacyincubator@leicester.ac.uk

📌Rheumatology Practice to Research; Yunzheng Jiao's Journey Yunzheng Jiao is a pharmacist turning research into everyday practice. Curious what that looks like? 📽️ Watch his journey on our LinkedIn. www.linkedin.com/company/phar... #ResearchJourneys

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📢 June 2025 Newsletter is here! 🔗 Download the newsletter now: pharmacyresearchprofessionals.org.uk/june-2025-ne... 📩 Want to receive future updates straight to your inbox? Email us at: pharmacyincubator@leicester.ac.uk

June 2025 Newsletter – Funding, Training & Research Updates

We’re excited to share our June 2025 Newsletter, filled with essential updates for pharmacy professionals engaged or interested in research. This edition includes: Funding deadlines from Kidney Res...

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Meet the Board: Dr Yogini Jani Director of CMORE, Clinical Safety Lead at UCLH & Honorary Assoc. Prof at UCL. Expert in digital safety, human factors & health informatics. 💬“We must grow research capacity in pharmacy.” Proud to have her at the Pharmacy Professional Incubator!

May 2025 Newsletter is now live on our website! Catch up on research updates, strategy progress & opportunities in pharmacy. 📥 Read & download: pharmacyresearchprofessionals.org.uk/may-2025-new... 📩 Join our mailing list: Email us at pharmacyincubator@leicester.ac.uk

May 2025 Newsletter – What’s New in Pharmacy Research

Welcome to our first network newsletter, designed to keep you updated on our strategy to increase research capacity in pharmacy. This issue highlights key milestones, including the national survey, co...

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📌Meet the Board: Professor @bryonydeanfranklin.bsky.social a leading expert in medication safety, hospital pharmacist, researcher, and advocate for patient care 💬“ I am delighted that this incubator is in place to support our profession in getting involved in research in different ways. ”

We’re delighted to launch our blog with a reflective piece by Richard S Bourne, a clinical academic pharmacist specialising in critical care. Global Lessons in Clinical Academic Pharmacy: Insights from Australia pharmacyresearchprofessionals.org.uk/global-lesso...

Global Lessons in Clinical Academic Pharmacy: Insights from Australia

We’re delighted to launch our blog with a reflective piece by Richard Bourne, a clinical academic pharmacist specialising in critical care. Richard is one of the Incubator’s Board Members, recently tr...

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Meet the Incubator Board members Today we meet Professor Carmel Hughes, a leader in pharmacy research and passionate advocate for building research capacity in our profession. 💬 “Research transforms lives, and the Incubator is here to help more people be part of that journey.”

🚀 Excited to share that @debibhattacharya.bsky.social will speak at Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2025 on "Why and How We Should Be Building Research Capacity Within the Pharmacy Profession." She'll reveal insights from our Incubator initiative and co-design workshops. #PharmacyResearach

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Registration for #CPCongress 2025 is NOW OPEN! Join us at Excel London on 9-10 May 2025 for two days of cutting-edge insights, hands-on learning, and invaluable networking opportunities The best part? It's FREE for UK-registered healthcare professionals. Grab your pass now👇 tinyurl.com/CPCL25REG

📢 Excited to share the key findings from our nationwide survey exploring the challenges and potential solutions to pharmacy professionals engaging with research. Thanks to everyone who took part or shared the survey, we look forward to sharing our full report later this year.

✅Where Passion Meets Practice In this episode of our #ResearchJourneys videos, we meet Dayana, an advanced prescribing pharmacist. She saved her Trust £1.2M, published her research, and is shaping a global prescribing framework with FIP. Watch her journey: www.linkedin.com/company/phar...

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💡 Looking for research funding opportunities? Here we’ve mentioned some examples such as NIHR, Pharmacy Research UK, Wellcome, and UK Research and Innovation. 📌 This is just a starting point. Many more funding opportunities are out there waiting to be explored. #Pharmacy

💡 Got a research idea but not sure how to fund it? This infographic breaks down key steps: 🔹 Build your network 🔹 Develop your grant application 🔹 Explore funding options (NIHR, PRUK & more) 👀 Next post: we’ll explain some funding opportunities! #Pharmacy

📢 Who Took Part in Our Pharmacy Research Survey? 871 responses helped us understand the diverse voices in pharmacy research! Thank you to everyone who participated and shared our survey! We'll be updating you further on the results over the coming weeks. #PharmacyResearch #NIHR